Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water Bass guitar tab

This is one of my favorite songs ever! The only sad part is that the bass doesn't play

the famous line. No one should have problems, 'cause this is 100% right. (I listen to

it about 15 times a day!)

intro [Pick up]

G|-----| |-------|

D|-----| X15 |-------|

A|-----| |-------|

E|-----| |-0-1-2-|

I've condensed the tab for space, but most of it is constant 8th notes.

This is what bass plays at famous guitar line.

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|second time, instead of 3301, play 3012.

|--------------------3331---------| X2

|33333333333333333333-----3333301-|

Verse 1:

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|------5------5-----------------5---3--------------3-------|

|-----------------------3-5-----------3--------3-5---5-3---|

|-3-3-----3-3----3-3--6-----3-3---------1-3--6-----------6-|

|----------------------------------------|

|------5------5-----5-5-5-------5--3-----|

|------------------------------------3---|

|-3-3----3-3----3-3--3-3---3-3---------1-|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------5------5----3/5-3----------------5--3----|

|---5-4-3-1-----------------------------5-3-1----------------3--|

|-3---------3-1-2-3-3----3-3-----3------------3-1--3-3---------1|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|---3/5-3-------------5------5----------3-5-----|

|---------5-3---3-------------------3-5-----3-5-|

|-3-----------6---3-3----3-3----3-3-------------|

|--------------------------------|

|------5--3--------3/5-3---------|

|-----------3------------5-3-----|

|-3-3---------1--3-----------6-3-|

Chorus:

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-(3)---------------------------------------------|

|-------------(4)---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|----1---1----------1---1-------(3)-----------------|

|-3----3---3-1-3--3---3---3-1------------(4)--0-1-2-|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|second time, instead of 3301, play 3012.

|--------------------3331---------| X2

|33333333333333333333-----3333301-|

Verse 2:

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|------5-------5-------5----------------5--3----------------------|

|---------------------------3-5--------------3------1---3---5---3-|

|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----6-----1--3-3---------1--3---3---3---3---|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|------5------5-----5-5-5-------5--3---3--5-------------|

|------------------------------------3------5---3-5-----|

|-3-3----3-3----3-3--3-3---3-3----------------6-----1--2|

|------------------------------------------------------3---|

|------5------5-----5-5-5-------5--3-3-------------3-----3-|

|--------------------------------------3-------3-5---5-----|

|-3-3----3-3----3-3--3-3---3-3-----------1-3-6-------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|-5---5------5-----5------5---------5--3-------------3---3/5\\3-|

|----------------------------------------3-------3-5-----------|

|---3----3-3---3-3----3-3-----3-3-3--------1--3--------3-------|

Play chorus

Guitar Solo: Some of the rhythms get a little tricky, so listen closely to the CD, Mp3, or whatever.

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------3/5-3-------------------------3/5-3-------|

|-----3-5-------5-3-1---------1-3-5-3-6-------6-3---|

|-3-6-----------------3-1-2-3---------------------6-|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|---3/5-33---------3-5-------5-----3-----------------|

|----------5-1-3-5-----1-3-----3-5---1-3-1-------1-5-|

|-3------------------------3---------------3-1-3-----|

|-------------------3------------------------------|

|---5-3---------1/5--5-5-3------3--5---3-----------|

|-3-----6-3-1-3------------5-3-5---------5-3-1---1-|

|------------------------------------3---------3---|

|----------3---------------------------------------|

|-----3-4-5--5-5-3-----3-5-3-----------------3-5-3-|

|-3-5--------------3-6-------6-3-1--1--3--5--------|

|----------------------------------3--3--3--3-3-3--|

|-------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------3-----3-5-3----------------1-3-5-3-1-3-3/5-5-3--------------------|

|---1-3-5---5---------5-3-1---1-2-3----------------------5-3-1--1--(3)------|

|-3-------------------------3----------------------------------3--------(1)-|

again, this line is condensed for space...

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------3331----------------------------3331---------|

|-0-1-2-33333333333333333333-----333331233333333333330123333-----3333012-|

Verse 3: almost done!!!

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----5------5------5--------------5----5---3--------------5------5-|

|---------------------1--3--5-------------------5---3---------------|

|-3-3----3-3----3-3------------3-3----3---3---3---3---3-3-----3-3---|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----5-----3---------5------3------------5-3-------5------5-|

|-------3-5---1-3----------3----1--3--5-5-----5--------------|

|-3-3-------------3-3----1-----3--3--3----------3-3----3-3---|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----5-------5------5--3-------------5-3-----------5------5--|

|---------5--------5------3-----1-3-5-----5-3-1---------------|

|-3-3---3---3----3----------1-3-----------------3-3----3-3----|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|---5-3-------------------3--------------3/5-3-----|

|-------5-3-1-------1-3-5---3------1-3-5-------5---|

|-3-----------3-1-3------------1-3---------------3-|

Play Chorus:

|---------| |-------------5----3-------------|

|-----5-5-| X4 |-----5-5--------------5-3-------|

|---------| |---------3-3---1----------5-1-3-|

|-3-3-----| |-3-3----------------3-----------|

Play the part above 2 times, but second time, the second part changes to this...

|-------------5----3---------------|

|-----5-5--------------------------|

|---------3-3---1------1-5-4-3-3-1-|

|-3-3----------------3-------------|

Outro:

|---------| |-----5-5---3-------------|

|-----5-5-| X5 |-------------------------|

|---------| |-3-3-----1---1-------1-5-|

|-3-3-----| |---------------3-1-3-----|

Repeat outro and fade....

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